Mark Burns-Williamson, West Yorkshire's Police and Crime
Commissioner (PCC), has held a live web chat.

The web chat was an opportunity for people to ask the PCC about
what's being done to tackle the issue of human trafficking.

Questions included whether there is a lot of human trafficking
in West Yorkshire, what support is in place for victims and what
the sentencing is for those found guilty of human trafficking.

Mark Burns-Williamson said: "The web chat was a success with a
number of questions coming in about human trafficking. Web chats
are a useful way of communicating with people who we might not
otherwise reach.

Human trafficking is a terrible crime which involves many
victims across the UK and it is one of the key priorities in my
Police and Crime Plan. It is a national problem but here in West
Yorkshire I have provided funding to West Yorkshire Police to set
up a specialist Human Trafficking Unit which researches and
investigates the crime. This is only the second of its sort in the
country."

The general indicators of victims of human trafficking
are:

Being fearful of police/authorities.

Being fearful of the trafficker, believing their lives or
family members' lives are at risk if they escape.